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Cashing in on the American Dream: How To Retire at 35 by Paul Terhorst (Book Review)

One of classic books on many early-retirement reading lists is Cashing in on the American Dream: How To Retire at 35 by Paul Terhorst. However, this book was published in 1988 and has been out-of-print for a while. Luckily, I noticed that there … [Read the rest]

E-Trade Commission Free ETF Trade List

E-Trade has decided to join in on the commission-free ETF party, announcing a limited set of ETFs that you can trade with no commission fees effective 12/16/2011. However, to "discourage short-term trading, E*TRADE will charge a short-term trading … [Read the rest]

Preview: Discover Card Increases Cashback Limit for 2012

I like to keep track of the rotating categories of the 5% cash back cards out there, but one of the more disappointing areas was always Discover's low purchase limits of only a few hundred bucks. From October 1st to December 31st, you can earn 5% … [Read the rest]

Hundreds of Free Kindle eBooks Download Links

I already mentioned checking out library books on the Kindle eReader, but here are also some handy bookmarks to check regularly to find free content on the Amazon.com website: Top 100 Free - Quick and easy, this just lists the popular free eBooks … [Read the rest]

Crediting Hard Work vs. Innate Talent For Success

The conclusion from this Harvard Business Review article has stuck with me all day. Researchers looked into whether people think of their success as the result as either hard work or innate talent, and how it affected them later on. The … [Read the rest]

LivingSocial: 5,200 Calories from McDonald’s for $13

LivingSocial.com and McDonald's are selling a coupon booklet good for 5 Big Macs and 5 Large Fries for $13 - that's $2.60 for each burger/fry combo. Over 200,000 sold already. Supposedly they want to sell a million vouchers like they did earlier … [Read the rest]

American Express Gift Chain: Free Gifts Each Time You Spend $25+ on AmEx

American Express really wants you to use your AmEx for shopping this season! They have thought up another creative promotion called the Gift Chain where if you register your AmEx first, then every time you spend $25 or more at a participating … [Read the rest]

Jemstep Review: Customized Mutual Fund and ETF Rankings

Jemstep is a new website that lets you track your investment portfolio along with providing advice on improving your mutual fund and ETFs holdings. In terms of existing products, you could call it a combination of the all-in-one view of of Mint.com … [Read the rest]

Overstock.com $20 for $10 at Eversave

Groupon-like site Eversave has $20 to spend at Overstock.com for $10. If you are a new user, you'll also get $3 credit instantly when signing up, but you can't use it on this offer. Overstock.com has free shipping as well until 12/25/2011. Limit … [Read the rest]

Mobility vs. Geography: Percent Born In State of Residence Map (2010)

I can't stop posting map infographics! They're just so pretty. :) Richard Florida of The Atlantic shared the map above, which shows the percentage of residents of each state that were born in that state. He then goes one step further and concludes … [Read the rest]

Never Pay Full Price When Buying Gift Cards

Gift cards. Even though they are far from perfect - let's face it, there's a reason they have become so popular. They are convenient to buy, require minimal decision-making, and you get to spend exactly what you budgeted. While you may fall back upon … [Read the rest]

Prosper Holiday Offers: Free iPads & iPods for Lenders and Borrowers

Person-to-person lending site Prosper.com is running a few holiday promotions for both borrowers and lenders. If you have great credit, check out how your loan fees could be much less than the value of the iPod you get! Free iPod Nano with … [Read the rest]